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I said to my brother, "What are you playing today ?"

  • I asked my brother what he will be playing that day.
  • I asked my brother what he was playing that day.
  • I asked my brother if he was playing that day.
  • I asked my brother what he would be playing that day.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

When there is wh-questions inside invertved commas then we do not use if or whether in indirect speech.

Note: wh-questions means, questions starting with, "who", "what","why", "whom" etc.

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1. Shahekant said to me, "I have no time for you".

  • Shahekant said that he had no time for me.
  • Shahekant told me that he had no time for me.
  • Shahekant told me that he has no time for me.
  • Shahekant told me that he was having no time for me.

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

When Reporting verb in past Tense and reported speech is having "have" after subject + First Verb.
Then we change "have" to "had" + First verb.

2. Sushant said to him, "I have been helping your son for years".

  • Sushant told him that he has helped his son for years.
  • Sushant told him that he have been helping his son for years.
  • Sushant told him that he had been helping his son for years.
  • Sushant told him that he has been helping his son for years.

Answer: Option C

3. Sweety said to me, "I had been writing an essay for 3 hours."

  • Sweety told me that she has been writing an essay for 3 hours.
  • Sweety told me that she had been writing an essay for 3 hours.
  • Sweety told me that she was writing an essay for 3 hours.
  • Sweety told me that she had written an essay for 3 hours.

Answer: Option B

4. She said, "He was trying to help me".

  • She said that he tried to help her.
  • She said that he had been trying to help her.
  • She said that he has been trying to help her.
  • She said that he was trying to help her.

Answer: Option B

5. I said her, "Could you please help me ?"

  • I requested her to help me.
  • I asked her to help me.
  • I told her if she can help me.
  • I asked her if she can help me.

Answer: Option A

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